'TIME' Magazine Person Of The Year Honor Almost Always Ignores Women

This morning, TIME magazine announced its shortlist for its annual Person of the Year honors. And surprise, surprise — only three women made the cut. We've got gay rights activist Edith Windsor, Secretary of Health and Human Services Kathleen Sebelius, and pop star phenomenon Miley Cyrus. These three ladies join President Obama, Pope Francis, Amazon founder Jeff Bezos, Syria's President Bashar Assad, Iran's President Hassan Rouhani, and Texas Sen. Ted Cruz.

So what are the odds a woman could actually become Person of the Year? Short answer: not good. Person of the Year was actually called Man of the Year from its start in 1927 until freaking 1999 — 24 years after the magazine gave Man of the Year honors to “American Women” (yes, really). In the past 85 years, only four women (Wallis Simpson, Soong May-ling, Elizabeth II, and Corazon C. Aquino) have won the title. FOUR.